Stop the Bleed is a nationwide initiative to train volunteers to act as first responders at mass-shooting or other mass-casualty situations.

AARP Magazine special health section on medical issues applicable to people of retirement age, including cardiovascular heath, brain health and cancer risk.

Dentistry is much less scientific , and more prone to unnecessary procedures, than you may think. A dentist suspects that patients in the practice he purchased had been charged for dental work that was not needed, as well as dental work that was never performed.

Depression is much more common, or at least more commonly reported than it used to be, according to Blue Cross Blue Shield. Personal stories of what lead to a diagnosis of depression, signs of depression, and how to taper off of an anti-depressant if you need to change or stop taking one.

Candida auris is a drug-resistant fungi that is spreading infection around the globe. There is growing speculation that the rise of using anti-fungicides in agriculture has lead to the rise in drug-resistant fungi now threatening humans. Also, antibiotic misuse in Kenya.

Controversial new research suggests that current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy, unscientific, and quite possibly racist. A rebuttal article suggests that we should not stop using sunscreen just yet.

Journalist Malcolm Gladwell suggests that it is wrong to consider marijuana a benign drug. He reports on a book by Alex Berenson titled “Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence”. In a rebuttal to Gladwell’s New Yorker article Slate magazine published an article titled “If Legal Marijuana Leads to Murder, What’s Up in the Netherlands?”.

A medical diagnosis quiz. In a medical mystery - it is the wife’s olfactory sense that leads to a diagnosis. Preparing yourself for a medical emergency, what kind of information to have on hand, how to choose between an ER and urgent care, and whether an ambulance is required.

Articles promoting consumer literacy in an age of wellness marketing. How to look beyond the hype to the science.

The AARP magazine January/February 2019 issue provides a list of 99 ways to add healthy years to your life.